Screw-holder for door-knobs.



' Mum-Gaws. GASSBR. SCREW HOLDER FOB DOOR KNOBS.

AIPLIOA'I'IOIR' FILED MAR. 14, 1912.

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SANFORD GASSER, OF SHERMAN, MICHIGAN.

.' SCREW-HOLDER FOR DOOR-KNOBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed March 14, 1912.. Serial No. 683,754.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SANFORD GASSER, a-

citizen of the United States, residing at Sherman, in the county of Wexford and 1 a strip of spring metal which is coiled to" form a. coil spring which fits upon the stem of the door knob, and is provided with a specially constructed opening in which the head of the screw is seated so that the band is prevented from turning upon the stem of the door knob.

This invention is illustrated in, the accompanying drawings, whereinv Figure 1 is a sectional view showing a door knob provided with the improved device. Fig. 2 is a section along the line 22 inFig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view along'the line 33 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4

is a perspective view of the screw holder;

Fig. 5 is a view of the blank from which the device is formed.

Referringto the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the shaft 10 passes through the door 11, and is provided at one end wlth a knob 12 havin a stem 13 which fits upon the outer end 0 the shaft 10, the shaft and stem being rovided with alined openings 14 and 15, t e opening 15 being provided with an enlarged outer end portion so as to form a seat for the head 16 of the screw 17 which holds the knob to the shaft.

The device which forms the subject-matment to prevent this screw 17 from working loose, thus preventing the knob from cornin loose from the. shaft. This device comprises a coil spring 18 which is provided at its inner end with an opening 19 having the metal at its edges bent outwardly to form the collar 20 which engages the head 16 of the screw 17 so that the screw will be automatically seated in the opening when placing. the device upon the stem of the knob, and'which will grip the head so that the spring will be prevented from turning, the outer end of the spring bearing against the collar 20 to cause this gripping action. In order to place this spring upon the stem 13 it must beexpanded'a certain amount and it therefore has a tendency to contract and after the screw is in place it bears upon the collar 20 so that the collar is pressed into engagement with the head of the screw thus securely holding the device in position. The spring is provided with a tongue 21 which extends through the eye 22 of the screw to act as an additional lock to a hold the screw in place. It should be noted,

however, that if desired to remove the spring this can be easily done by uncoiling the spring so that the head of the screw will ride out.of the opening 19.

What is claimed is A device ofthe character described comprising a coil spring having overlapped end portions, the inner end being provided with an opening, the metal at the edges of said opening being bent outwardly to form a guiding and gripping collar, and a tongue extend-ing across said opening and adapted to fit into the eye of a screw head.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two,witnesses.

SANFORD GASSE'R. Witnesses:

- R. D. Fmummox,

- Y W. T. LYLE.

. Patented Jan. 14., 1913.

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